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The Philippines is once again under international scrutiny after Australian authorities confirmed that the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney had spent weeks in the country before carrying out the attack. While Philippine officials have strongly rejected claims that the country served as a training ground forContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has strongly rejected claims that the Philippines is an ISIS training hotspot, after foreign media reports linked the country to the gunmen behind the deadly mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The statement came after authorities confirmed that the two suspects had stayedContinue Reading
Smartphone makers could be in for another rough year. Global smartphone shipments are expected to fall by 2.1% in 2026 as rising memory chip prices push production costs higher, according to Counterpoint Research. The biggest headache? DRAM, a key component in every smartphone, is getting more expensive—and it’s hitting budgetContinue Reading
Every time the question of abolishing political dynasties resurfaces, the same tired argument is raised: banning dynasties, we are told, is undemocratic. It allegedly violates a citizen’s right to seek public office simply because he or she was born into a political family. This argument sounds principled. In truth, itContinue Reading
Something in deep space is sending out brief but extraordinarily blue flashes of light—and scientists now believe they know what causes them. Astronomers say the mysterious flashes, known as luminous fast blue optical transients (LFBOTs), are likely produced when a massive black hole violently tears apart a nearby star, aContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines — American and Philippine military officials have inspected a newly opened forward operating base in Batanes, underscoring the allies’ growing security cooperation as tensions continue to rise in waters near Taiwan. The visit comes as Manila strengthens its northern defenses amid China’s increasingly assertive actions in the WestContinue Reading
The Sibugay Wetland Nature Reserve has earned a new international recognition that puts Zamboanga Sibugay on the global map of migratory bird conservation. In November, the wetland was named the newest Flyway Network Site of the East Asian–Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP)—officially listed as EAAF 160—during the partnership’s 12th Meeting ofContinue Reading
